Month: June 2022
Be considerate! Don’t block driveway. Even houses in a dead end road has a driveway.
This picture was taken at 83 Avenue, but any homeowner with a driveway can understand the frustration. What is not stated is that the police has to wait a few hours confirming the vehicle is still blocking the driveway before police could be dispatched.
Rain Garden is nice in concept, but it becomes another place where trash accumulates.
The street at this section of Hawtree Creek Road between 126 and 127 Streets is not fully paved, but it has a newly installed rain garden that is filled with trash in the flower bed. City’s Department of Environmental Protection is suppose to maintain them. Hawtree Creek Road here also has even and odd street … Read more
Sewage backup problem along Juno Street
Several blocks along Juno Street starting at 71 Avenue westward has sewage a backup problem. When hurricane Ida hit on September 1, 2021, one house reported at least 2 feet of basement flooding due to sewage backup, not outside flooding in, but it was a different story at 95-05 71 Avenue where street flooded up … Read more
Traffic light request at 71 Avenue and Ingram Street denied
There are three traffic lights installed at Harrow, Juno and Kessel Streets on 71 Avenue on four blocks. What can a mother with young children do to protect her family from speeding cars?
Age 80, no family; $777 fixed income paying $1,585 rent
The tenant qualifies for Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE), but owner, Irason LLC, would not help. Landlord has multiple building violations.
Neighbors at 121 Street near Linden Boulevard want speed bumps, fire hydrants painted and a public park nearby for children to play
Southern Fields, Lefferts Playground, PO Edward Byrne Park, and Phil Rizzuto Park are all at least one mile away.
Overgrown trees and bush on Linden Boulevard at 117 Street
Petty thieves tend to hide behind excess shrubbery and low lying branches waiting for victims.